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Ian R. Combs
Structure-from-Motion photogrammetry, coral restoration, coral reef ecology
Education
M.Sc. in Biological Sciences
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, FL
2019 - 2017
- Thesis: Characterizing the impacts of stony coral tissue loss disease on coral in southeast Florida using 3D photogrammetry
- Advisor: Dr. Joshua Voss
B.Sc. in Marine Science
University of Delaware
Newark, DE
2014 - 2010
Research Experience
Senior Biologist, Coral Reef Ecosystems
Mote Marine Laboratory
Summerland Key, FL
Present - 2022
- Coral Restoration Program
- Supervisor: Dr. Jason Spadaro
Staff Biologist, Coral Reef Ecosystems
Mote Marine Laboratory
Summerland Key, FL
2021 - 2020
- Coral Restoration Program
- Supervisor: Dr. Erinn Muller
Research Technician
FAU, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Ft. Pierce, FL
2020 - 2019
- Coral Reef Health and Molecular Ecology Lab
- Supervisor: Dr. Joshua Voss
Graduate Research Assistant
FAU, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Fort Pierce, FL
2019 - 2017
- Coral Reef Health and Molecular Ecology Lab
- Supervisor: Dr. Joshua Voss
Resarch Assistant
University of Delaware
Lewes, DE
2014
- Team Benthic Habitat Mapping
- Supervisor: Dr. Douglas Miller
Citations: 52
h-index: 3
i10-index: 3
Refereed Publications
2. Quantifying impacts of stony coral tissue loss disease on corals in Southeast Florida through surveys and 3D photogrammetry
PLoS ONE (2021). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0252593
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2021
Combs IR, Studivan MS, Eckert RJ, Voss JD
1. Assessing the effectiveness of two intervention methods for stony coral tissue loss disease on Montastraea cavernosa
Scientific Reports (2021). doi:10.1038/s41598-021-86926-4
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2021
Shilling EN, Combs IR, Voss JD
References
Dr. Erinn Muller
Program Manager and Science Director of the Elizabeth Moore International Center for Coral Reef Research and Restoration
Mote Marine Laboratory
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- +1 (947) 388-4441 ext. 310
- emuller@mote.org
Erich Bartels
Coral Reef Monitoring and Assessment Program Manager
Mote Marine Laboratory
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- +1 (305) 395-8729
- ebartels@mote.org
Dr. Joshua Voss
Associate Research Professor, CIOERT Executive Director
Florida Atlantic University
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- +1 (772) 242-2538
- jvoss2@fau.edu